Taxonavigation: Osteoglossiformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohort: Osteoglossocephala
Cohort/Superordo: Osteoglossomorpha
Ordo: Osteoglossiformes

Familia: Mormyridae
Genus: Pollimyrus
Species: Pollimyrus cuandoensis

Name

Pollimyrus cuandoensis Kramer et al., (in press)

  • Holotype: ZSM 41805.
  • Paratypes: ZSM 39522.

Type locality: Kwando River at Kongola Bridge, 17°47'33"S, 23°20'33"E .

Etymology: The species name cuandoensis refers to the Kwando (Cuando) River that passes through the Caprivi Strip, Namibia.

References

  • Kramer, B.; van der Bank, H.; Wink, M. 2013 (Online) 2014 (Print): Marked differentiation in a new species of dwarf stonebasher, Pollimyrus cuandoensis sp. nov. (Mormyridae: Teleostei), from a contact zone with two sibling species of the Okavango and Zambezi rivers. Journal of natural history 48(7-8): 429–463. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2013.807950 Reference page. 
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